Neodymium Chloride
 Neodymium Chloride
Formula: NdCl3.xH2O
CAS No.: 13477-89-9
Molecular Weight: 250.60 (anhy)
Density: 4.134 g/cm3
Melting point: 758°C
Appearance: Purple crystalline aggregates
Solubility: Soluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: NeodymChlorid, Chlorure De Neodyme, Cloruro Del Neodymium		 Neodymium Chloride mainly used for glass, crystal and capacitors. Colours glass delicate shades ranging from pure violet through wine-red and warm gray. Light transmitted through such glass shows unusually sharp absorption bands. It is useful in protective lenses for welding goggles. It is also used in CRT displays to enhance contrast between reds and greens. It is highly valued in glass manufacturing for its attractive purple coloring to glass.
Products available
Product Code 6030 6031 6033 6035 6037
Grade 99.9999% 99.999% 99.99% 99.9% 99%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Nd2O3/TREO (% min.) 99.9999 99.999 99.99 99.9 99
TREO (% min.) 45 45 45 45 45
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max. % max.
La2O3/TREO
CeO2/TREO
Pr6O11/TREO
Sm2O3/TREO
Eu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.2
0.5
5
0.2
0.2
0.2		 3
3
5
5
1
1		 50
20
50
3
3
3		 0.01
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.03		 0.05
0.05
0.5
0.05
0.05
0.03
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max. % max.
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
CuO
PbO
NiO		 2
9
5
2
2
2		 5
30
50
10
10
10		 10
50
50
2
5
5		 0.001
0.005
0.005
0.002
0.001
0.001		 0.005
0.02
0.05
0.005
0.002
0.02
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